Day 7

Scripture to Read: Exodus 4:24–31

As we finish today, we find an interesting portion of Scripture as we read Exodus 4:24–31. For some reason, Moses had never had his son circumcised. The covenant of circumcision was set in place by God with Abraham back in Genesis 17:10, “This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.” God even told Abraham (in Genesis 17:12) that all newborn sons must be circumcised, “And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations….” Again, we don’t know why Moses had been disobedient in this area of his life, but God was ready to take his life. We also don’t know why Zipporah performed the circumcision nor why she was angry. Maybe she finally understood how serious it was to obey God in all areas of their lives. What we do know is that God showed His mercy to Moses once the circumcision was complete. Then, God spoke to Aaron and sent him to Moses, just as God had told Moses in Exodus 4:14, that Aaron would come to him. God used Moses to share with Aaron all that He had commanded Moses to share. Aaron then shared these words with the elders of Israel and performed the miracles of God before the elders once they arrived back in Egypt. The people of Israel believed, and when they heard that God had not forgotten them, they worshipped our Lord. We also must obey God, worship Him alone, and serve Him well.

Challenge & Application

· Is there any area of your life you have willingly not been obedient to our Lord in? If so, confess that sin now and repent. · How have you seen God give you His favor as you have served Him in the ministry He has called you to?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

As we saw in last week's devotions, as God called Moses to return to Egypt, Moses had concerns about his weaknesses. Moses expressed his concerns to God in Exodus 3:11, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” So, we can see that Moses felt pretty inadequate to be the one to lead Israel...

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Day 2

God loves to use ordinary things and do extraordinary things with them, as He uses us to accomplish His purpose and plans for His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13). We saw yesterday how Moses doubted how God planned to use him. Today, we read how God gave Moses a sign of His great power. Moses had a staff, as all shepherds did. The shepherd's ...

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Day 3

In Exodus 4:6–9, God continued to show Moses how powerful He was. First, God had Moses place his hand inside his robe around the area of his chest and when Moses removed his hand, it was leprous, as white as snow. So, God had Moses put his hand back in his robe and it was completely healed when Moses pulled his hand back out. It’s hard for us...

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Day 4

Over the last three days, we have seen how God showed Moses His incredible power through the miracles God displayed before Moses. By this time, one would think that Moses would be ready to go to Egypt and be used miraculously by God. But Moses still struggled with looking too much at himself, even as he stood in the presence of God. Moses com...

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Day 5

After all we have seen God do in Exodus 4 this week to show Moses how powerful He is, and with everything that God said to Moses, Moses still pushed back, trying to get God to choose someone else. Today, we read in Exodus 4:13, Moses’s plea to God to use someone else as Moses said, “Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will.” It...

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Day 6

God said one more thing to Moses before Moses departed to his father-in-law. God told Moses in Exodus 4:17, “You shall take in your hand this staff, with which you shall perform the signs.” God made sure Moses knew that what Moses probably considered an ordinary shepherd's staff would be a powerful tool for God to use as Moses followed God’s ...

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Day 7

As we finish today, we find an interesting portion of Scripture as we read Exodus 4:24–31. For some reason, Moses had never had his son circumcised. The covenant of circumcision was set in place by God with Abraham back in Genesis 17:10, “This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male ...

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